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| Title | Prevalence and predictors of depressive symptoms among HIV-positive men who inject drugs in Vietnam |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Authors | Levintow, SN, Pence, BW, Ha, TV, Minh, NL, Sripaipan, T, Latkin, CA, Vu, PT, Quan, VM, Frangakis, C, Go, VF |
| Journal | PLoS One |
| Volume | 13 |
| Pagination | e0191548 |
| ISBN Number | 1932-6203 |
| Accession Number | 29364928 |
| Keywords | Adult, Depression/complications/*physiopathology, HIV Infections/*complications, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Vietnam/epidemiology, Young Adult |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND: HIV infection is common among people who inject drugs (PWID), and HIV-positive PWID may be particularly vulnerable to depression. This study measured the prevalence of depressive symptoms and the factors associated with severe symptoms among 455 HIV-positive PWID in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam. METHODS: We used cross-sectional data from PWID in a randomized controlled trial of an intervention to reduce high-risk injecting and sexual behaviors in Thai Nguyen from 2009-2013. Depressive symptoms were measured with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). We used logistic regression to assess demographic, clinical, and psychosocial predictors of severe depressive symptoms (CES-D>/=23) with prevalence odds ratios (POR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS: The prevalence of severe depressive symptoms (CES-D>/=23) was 44%. 25% of participants had mild to moderate depressive symptoms (16 |
| PMCID | PMC5783407 |